Political Section

The British Embassy Rangoon is responsible for the bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the Government of Myanmar across a variety of different fields - political, economic and cultural.

Consular and Visa Section

Consular staff will do everything they properly can to help British people in difficulty in Rangoon.  In addition, key consular services include registering births and deaths.  Passport applications are processed through British Embassy Bangkok.  The visa section processes visa or entry clearance applications for people intending to visit, settle, work or study in the UK.

Information Section

The Information team is responsible for political and economic analysis, communication and British Embassy support to Grassroots Development Programme. The Embassy’s Bilateral Fund (BPF) supports a range of activities aimed at building capacity of Myanmar organisations, supporting the protection of vulnerable communities, promoting environmental conservation and strengthening community based development. We work with local and international non-government organisations (NGOs) and a number of civil society and community based organisations to deliver these projects.

Management Section

Management Section is responsible not only for our budget and the day-to-day running of the office, but also housing for UK based staff and local pay and conditions of service.  Specialist colleagues provide IT and technical works support, both within the Embassy and on a regional basis.

Department for International Development (DFID)

The British Embassy Rangoon works closely with the Department for International Development (DFID) Rangoon office to implement the British Government development programme.